bst1.jpg* The Music: Blood, Sweat, and Tears… the self-titled album, from 1969.

69 was a great year for albums. In a year with a lot of landmark albums, of ‘mow ’em down’ power, this is in the top five. This

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davidl on March 7th, 2007

Susan EstrichWhat I find easy to believe about Susan Estrich is that she is a blonde.   What I find hard to believe is that she actually managed a presidential campaign. Micheal Dukakis   That her candidate lost, is quite believable.

Estrich is 

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davidl on March 7th, 2007

Liaa NowakMSNBC is reporting that Lisa Nowak, Captain, USN, is now a former astronaut.   NASA has dismissed Nowak and sent her back to the Navy.  Expect the Navy to do likewise.

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Eric Florack on March 7th, 2007

BERKELEY, Calif. —TELEGRAM.COM- Ernest Gallo, who parlayed $5,900 and a wine recipe from a public library into the world’s largest winemaking empire, died yesterday at his home in Modesto. He was 97. “He passed away peacefully this afternoon surrounded by

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davidl on March 7th, 2007

The two actors  who play the Geico cave men, may have  some new competition for the role.  Did Joe Wilson spend the entire last five weeks holed up io a cave in Parkistan?  Evidently yes.  Wilson is shouting lunacy.  From

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First the Music: Chiaroscuro, by Darol Anger and Mike Marshall

This is unquestionably one disc I would have in my Desert Island connection. It’s that good.

The artists listed are only part of the talent that is on this record. 

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Eric Florack on March 6th, 2007

Hume:

“The Great Global Warming Swindle” features experts in climatology, meteorology and other disciplines — from such places as MIT and NASA. The film disputes the link between carbon dioxide levels and global temperatures.

The British TV station Channel Four

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davidl on March 6th, 2007

A hero is person who risks his life for a noble cause.   There are plenty of heros, but as a rule heros are ignored by the media, save when they feel the need to disparge one, as with the libel

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Eric Florack on March 6th, 2007

In watching the Democratic side, we find Mrs Bill Clinton, who is clearly in touch with her southern, beer- guzzling good-old-boy masculine side of late. (What say we give Bill the White House again? After all, he’s put up with

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davidl on March 6th, 2007

John Edwards has finally commented on Ann Coulter’s CPAC remarks, and in doing so he sticks his foot squarely in his mouth.   Edwards said:

“I think its important that we not reward hateful, selfish, childish behavior with attention.”

Fact,

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* Music:1on1.jpgBob James & Earl Klugh – One on One

Bob James has been around since the early sixties , but his real forte, his real big self starter was when he picked up the Fender Rhodes piano. This

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davidl on March 5th, 2007

Edwards estate (H/T photo: Townhall)

I can think of several things to call John Edwards. Honest is not one of them.   The San Franciso Chronicle runs a sickening puff piece on Edwards “Jesus Would Be ‘Appalled’“:

Democratic presidential hopeful

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Eric Florack on March 5th, 2007

Me, at Q&O just now:

I wonder if we should be taking the shock and surprise being expressed by certain among the Congress critters, as to the conditions at Walter Reed to mean that they honestly didn’t know that the

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davidl on March 5th, 2007

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White liberals can be such condescending phonies.

La Shawn Barber

Mrs. Clinton was groveling for votes in Selma on Sunday.  For the occassion Mrs. Clinton adopted an utterly horrid southern accent.   You can listen to the target of La Shawn

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davidl on March 5th, 2007

Allahpundit, has posted on Hot Air, a video revealing the true inlellectual depth, or lack thereof same, of the pro surrender movment.

Mrs. Sheehan doesn’t know much but she is darn sure of what she believes to true.

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